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Gunmen assassinated a well-known comedian and musician who poked fun at al Qaeda-linked Shabaab insurgents in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police and colleagues said Tuesday.

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Warsame Shire Awale, a famous composer who had worked with Somalia's
national army band before joining Radio Kulmiye as a drama producer and
comedian, was attacked by two gunmen late on Monday.

"Gunmen killed him... we are investigating the matter and the
killers will be brought to justice," police chief Ahmed Hassan Malin told
reporters.

"Two men armed with pistols shot and wounded him near his
house in Waberi district, he died shortly after in hospital," said Abdi
Mohamed Haji, a colleague at Radio Kulmiye.

The killing, the latest in a string of attacks on media workers in
Somalia,
follows the murder of fellow comic Abdi Jeylani Malaq Marshale in August, who
also worked at Kulmiye.

Press rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called
2012 the "deadliest year" on record for Somalia, surpassing 2009 when nine
died.

At least 17 reporters have been killed this year in the
war-ravaged country.

Several killings are blamed on al Shabaab insurgents,
but other murders are also believed to be linked to struggles within the
multiple factions in power.

Meanwhile in Vietnam, a court in Ho Chi Minh City jailed two musicians for conducting
propaganda against the state, during a half-day trial Tuesday, their lawyer
said.

Vo Minh Tri, better
known as Viet Khang, 34, was sentenced to four years in prison, followed by two
years under house arrest. Tran Vu Anh Binh, 37, received six years in prison,
followed by two years of house arrest, defence lawyer Tran Vu Hai said.

"They did not admit
committing a crime but admitted their activities have created a bad impression
of the government," he said. "They both asked for leniency."

Viet Khang's songs Where is My Country and Who Are You? posted on the YouTube
website became internet sensations last year after security forces cracked down
on ongoing anti-China protests.

The songs criticised the
government's response to a dispute with China
over territory in the South China Sea and
called for people to join the protests. Khang was arrested in December.

Tran Vu Anh Binh wrote
songs supporting dissidents and the anti-China protests. He was arrested in
September last year.

Rights groups have
condemned the sentences.

"Its outrageous
that the Vietnam government
has sentenced these two individuals to prison for writing and performing
songs," said Phil Robertson, deputy director, Asia
division, Human Rights Watch.